Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3673

State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 10 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

Criminal conviction of a public employee for gross personal fault reaching the level of a crime. Attribution of that fault to the public service. No basis therefor. Its implication. The person civilly liable to compensate for damage arising from that fault is the employee himself. Example.
Arabic original
إدانة الموظف العام جزائياً عن خطأ شخصي جسيم بلغ حد الجريمة. إسناد هذا الخطأ إلى المرفق العام. لا محل له. مؤدى ذلك. أن من يسأل مدنياً عن تعويض الأضرار الناجمة عن هذا الخطأ هو الموظف نفسه. مثال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٣٧/٨٩ مدني جلسة ٢/٤/١٩٩٠ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثالث ص ٧٧٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 676. PDF pages: 676.

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